Railway-crossing



(No Model.)

Patented Jan. 19, 1886.

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JOSIAH GRAY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-CROSSING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,427, dated January 19, 1886.

Application filed November 23, 1885. Serial No. 183,712. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosIAH GRAY, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illia nois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Crossings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the crossing. Fig.

- 2 is a section of the same on line x x, Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of one part Aof the crossing.

This invention relates to improvements in railway-crossings, being especially designed for crossings where one line of road passes the other at right angles; and it consists, essentially, in the construction of an adjustable and sectional crossing-block which performs the functions of arailway-chair, and of the proper number of railwayjoints and shoes. The said block is hereinafter described, and, with the novel arrangement of its parts, pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A designates a crossing-block for a railway, Which block is formed offour similar and equal parts, A' A', as shown. Each part A' has the inward extensions a a' and the outward extension b b', the extensions a and b' being .in line with each other, as are the extensions a and b.

B is agroove for the iiange of the car-wheel, which groove passes through the extensions a b', and B' is a similargroove which runs through the extensions a b, as shown.

To the outer sides of the grooves B', on the extensions b, are secured the ends of the rails c of a railway, C, the said sides being cut away to receive the rails.

b2 are recesses on the under surfaces of the extensions, to receive the inner flanges of the feet of the rails, as shown. The rails c" of a railway, C', crossing the railway C, aresimilarly secured to the extensions b' of the parts A. The said railways may cross each other at any angle. Each extension b b' has the outer end of its groove beveled or curved outwardly, to more easily receive the iiange of the ing through its ends the bolts e, which enter threaded openings in the web of the fish-rail, and have the nuts e2 upon them, the said nuts lying against the web and giving the bolts a firmer support or bearing.

e' e are nuts on the bolts e, to the inner side of the plate E, and keeping said plates in place.

F F' are rods, the outer ends of which are provided with heads f. Each rod F passes through a central opening in a holding-plate, E, and has its head f resting against the outer surface thereof. A rod, F', is similarly connected with the plate E, opposite the former. The approximate ends of the rods are oppositely threaded and have upon them a turnbuckle, H, so that by rotatingthe turn-buckle the rods, and consequently the opposite vsections A', will be drawn closer together, so as to be adjustable. The bolts e pass through slots in the sections A outside of the fish-rails D and below the grooves B B', and have on the outside of said sections the nuts d', which hold them properly on the sections. The turnbuckles H are so situated within the blocks that when rotated they will not interfere with cach other. The outward extensions b b or bb of contiguous sections A' have respectively passing through them the similar rods, I I', the outer ends of which are headed at fi. The heads i rest against the outer surface of the web of the attached rail. The rods I Ihave their adjacent ends oppositely threaded, and are provided with thc turn-buckles i2. The rails are further held in place on the sections by means of the bolt J and nuts j j. The width ofeither road at the crossing may be increased or diminished by widening or narrowing the distance between the opposite sections A' lying between the rails of said road, by the means described. The construction of the sectional IOO crossing-block and the attachment of the fishrails to the sections thereof also enable the said block to perform the functions of a chair and any necessary number of rail-joints and rail-shoes.

The method of approximating the opposite rails of the road is evident from the foregoing description and from the drawings.

Having described my invention I clai|nl. The combination of the crossing railways C C', similar sections A of the crossing-block A, and means, substantially as described, whereby the oppositeseetions A may be either drawn toward or separated from each other.

2. The combination of the crossing railways, the crossing-block made in sections, the fishplates connecting said sections, and the rods and turn-buckles connectingr the opposite sections, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of the two crossing railways, C G', the similar sections A of the crossing-block A, the fish-rails D, the rods F F, and the turn-buckles H, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the crossing railways C C', the similar sections A of the crossing- JOSIAH GRAY.

Witnesses:

MARSHALL ELMER, I. H. MANsELL. 

